Meriden raid nets guns, $5,000 and drugs

Drugs, guns and cash seized after Meriden police raided a home on South First Street early Monday. (Courtesy of Meriden police)

The dawn raid of a South First Street home Monday turned up two handguns, about $5,000 in cash and “considerable” drugs, Meriden police said.

Detectives and SWAT officers from multiple jurisdictions searched the home at 57 South First St. after an ongoing investigation into drug dealing in the area, police said.

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Seven people, including a juvenile, were charged. Police said they received two handguns, along with a significant amount of ammunition. They also seized $4,937 in cash, and drugs, but they did not specify the types or amounts.

Luis Pellot, 20, and Betsy Gonzalez, 36, were charged with risk of injury to a minor.

Another man, Carlos Serrano, 26, was charged with interfering with a search warrant. Police said he also had an active arrest warrant for second-degree assault.

“As a result of this investigation, these officers formulated and executed a plan to remove illegal weapons and narcotics from the streets of Meriden and successfully completed this mission without any injury to themselves or the public,” Meriden police Lt. John Mennone said in a news release.